Great Performances

Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker (37x5)

Air date: Nov 18, 2008

San Francisco Ballet makes the beloved Nutcracker its own, resetting it during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition and introducing Dance in America viewers to the dazzling Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan. Recorded in December 2007 by KQED Public Television to help commemorate the company’s 75th anniversary, the work is choreographed by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and features sets and costumes by, respectively, Michael Yeargan and Martin Pakledinaz, both repeat Tony Award-winning designers. Introduced by Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, a native of the Bay Area.